Prose Challenge of the Week #17: You are a superhero. Write a piece about your powers and how you’ve abused them. 50 words minimum, 250 words maximum. The winner will be chosen based on a number of criteria, this includes: fire, form, and creative edge. Number of reads, bookmarks, and shares will also be taken into consideration. The winner will receive $100. When sharing to Twitter, please use the hashtag #ProseChallenge

HauntedEquinox

667 reads

The Healer

Subterfuge in touching you

Alleviate was my purpose.

Somewhere along those missguided shores

I left you gasping for breath

As my blood surged.

Striking. Spectacular. Imposing.

I leapt, dashed, strangled

Without ever meaning to.

All I yearned for

Was the chance to heal you.

Mistaken. Unsound. Imprecise.

My faults leaked from my well-intentioned fingertips.

To handle your inescapable pain

Let it escape. Let it be mine.

And as your hushed heartbeat thumped to the rhythm of my selfish ways

I let you slip away.

Unease. Sorrow. Compunction.

I'll regrettably live to heal another day.

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Challenge

Write about what you think about the minute before you fall asleep.

jmasalgado in Stream of Consciousness

158 reads

Putting Things in Order

Closing my eyes to sleep

Trying to connect every little thing I see

Even in the dark, images come to life

Playing the role of a god

Just for a minute to decide

Which story I want to play

To accompany me throughout the night

Sunrise and sunset, I seldom see

Mother, father, a family

Letters, cards, poems not written

Hoping to have courage the next day

30 seconds remaining

Tossing and turning

I want to see your face, his face, our faces

Because I know I can't remember my dreams

So, it's okay to take a random piece of memory

That's what I tell myself every evening

Waiting, creating, connecting

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We are going to collaborate and put together something EPIC. In order for this to work, we need to stay organized. I have already compiled an interested group of Prosers. In the first comment (below) I will tag everyone IN ORDER. If you are not on the list it means that I have not heard from you yet, so message me with your interest and I'll add you to the list ASAP! I want EVERYONE to participate :) Once everyone takes their turn, I will post the final product and tag everyone who contributed. Questions? Message me. I hope EVERYONE participates. Again, message me if you want to be added to the list. Please post in the order in which you are named. At the end of your post, do us all a favor and TAG the next person on the list. Here is the opening paragraph: Love ricochets in haste Bouncing off the dew The cherry blossoms blink And my heart reciprocates Sweet chance resonating A new beginning resounds Alright...please post UP TO 6 lines (based on your artistic discretion) to follow whatever paragraph is posted right before you. :)

BaileyArendt in Poetry & Free Verse

266 reads

Our breaths like raging storms

Filled with energy as we fall under

As passionate as the swirling wind

As loud as the rolling thunder

Every touch lightning

Sparking that lust within

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ModernChinaski in Poetry & Free Verse

94 reads

Sing Your Song

words go down on paper

Ideas rush through minds

Love steals hearts

And men and women continue on

A blue bird flies by

Chasing a cardinal

The songs they sing

intertwine to make beauty

The artists mind wanders

His body ages

His love of life fades

but he still puts pen to paper

I wonder

but have yet to wander

I aspire

but have yet to inspire

Doubts cripple strong men

But determination carries us through

The cardinal sings a song of love

The blue bird sings one of sadness

And I sit

pen in hand

paper on desk

and words in my heart

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Cover image for post Playing dumb, by Dendra_dm

Dendra_dm in Poetry & Free Verse

100 reads

Playing dumb

Sitting on the sun

Pretending there is no light

Who's got the matches

This is fun, I'm playing dumb

How soon are we gonna jump

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Cover image for post No Tongue For This, by Jaguar

Jaguar in Poetry & Free Verse

130 reads

No Tongue For This

Living in the lap of luxury

Finding no contentment here

Resolved to withdraw into secrecy

The un-understandable disappear

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We are going to collaborate and put together something EPIC. In order for this to work, we need to stay organized. I have already compiled an interested group of Prosers. In the first comment (below) I will tag everyone IN ORDER. If you are not on the list it means that I have not heard from you yet, so message me with your interest and I'll add you to the list ASAP! I want EVERYONE to participate :) Once everyone takes their turn, I will post the final product and tag everyone who contributed. Questions? Message me. I hope EVERYONE participates. Again, message me if you want to be added to the list. Please post in the order in which you are named. At the end of your post, do us all a favor and TAG the next person on the list. Here is the opening paragraph: Love ricochets in haste Bouncing off the dew The cherry blossoms blink And my heart reciprocates Sweet chance resonating A new beginning resounds Alright...please post UP TO 6 lines (based on your artistic discretion) to follow whatever paragraph is posted right before you. :)

Mel in Poetry & Free Verse

238 reads

Sinking like stones

On the bed that lies

Hands clawing into the night

Determined to rip through

The flesh that craves such lies

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Challenge

We are going to collaborate and put together something EPIC. In order for this to work, we need to stay organized. I have already compiled an interested group of Prosers. In the first comment (below) I will tag everyone IN ORDER. If you are not on the list it means that I have not heard from you yet, so message me with your interest and I'll add you to the list ASAP! I want EVERYONE to participate :) Once everyone takes their turn, I will post the final product and tag everyone who contributed. Questions? Message me. I hope EVERYONE participates. Again, message me if you want to be added to the list. Please post in the order in which you are named. At the end of your post, do us all a favor and TAG the next person on the list. Here is the opening paragraph: Love ricochets in haste Bouncing off the dew The cherry blossoms blink And my heart reciprocates Sweet chance resonating A new beginning resounds Alright...please post UP TO 6 lines (based on your artistic discretion) to follow whatever paragraph is posted right before you. :)

DaveK in Poetry & Free Verse

277 reads

And reaches up through fertile death

Puddles of frozen past

Redemption awakes in springs

Of manifested lust

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Write about what you think about the minute before you fall asleep.

Vyxyn in Stream of Consciousness

78 reads

I always have beautiful music playing.

I replay the events of the day backwards to go over anything I may have missed. "Did I remember to tell them I love them?" "Does she know how much she means to me?, did I take the time to make sure they know that I am grateful for everything they do for me?" Then I get to my dreams of the night before, last night was a wonderful one! Pure love from heaven from my elders, oh Twas a loving sort!

Anyway, usually I try to plan the coming day, at least have an idea of what the next day will look like.

There's usually a Doberman as close to me as he can get, as the sound of the

Music lulls me to sleep.

My music choices: Listen to Moon-Silvered Clouds by Deuter on @AppleMusic.

https://itun.es/us/cwn4e?i=81843556

Listen to Life and Death by Paul Cardall on @AppleMusic.

https://itun.es/us/onciX?i=824189778

Check out the music. Sweet dreams baby.

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Challenge

Color me blue! Describe (without using the word "blue" or its synonyms) the mood or scenario evoked when you think of this word.